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Nita M. Lowey was a prominent Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative for New York's 17th congressional district from 1999 until 2021. She was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, a position she held from 2019 to 2021, where she played a crucial role in shaping federal budgetary decisions and funding allocations. Throughout her tenure, Lowey was known for her advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and women's rights, and she worked to secure funding for various programs benefiting her constituents and communities across the nation.
It has been a long-standing priority of mine, and I want to thank the Chairman and the Ranking Member for their tireless efforts and time working with me since I became a Member of Congress to ensure that Lakeview's affordability remain by…
This is so disturbing, particularly in light of the trends, the increasing trend of deaths on American roads.
And this is a wonderful industry for young people to have their careers in. It has a very important national security aspect.
Congress has given your Department robust funding to make serious investments in projects that would improve infrastructure in our country.
the power of the purse lies in this building. It is the constitutional duty of Congress to make spending decisions
For NYCHA to effectively service tenants, it requires a commitment to robust funding for public housing, for the Public Housing Operation Fund, or the day-to-day operation of NYCHA, and long-term projects of rehabilitating the units.
Last year, my District received about $2 million in HOPWA funding and the need continues.
I do hope if I can encourage you to come visit the program, that you may understand how important it is.
Can you give me an idea, and I hope you stay in touch, the progress of this study and how long will it take? And are you satisfied that it is moving as effectively as it should?
it seems to me the Census Bureau must treat this matter very carefully and should only proceed if there are credible assurances that it will do no harm.
this action would not only damage critical programs that Americans rely on, it would undermine the entire appropriations process
I was really disappointed by the agency's decision to withdraw the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration's joint and advance notice of proposed rulemaking on obstructive sleep apnea.
I hope to work with the Chairman and others to prevent these problems from occurring by precluding the Census Bureau from moving forward with this wrongheaded proposal.
And so it is a matter of choices. And I would hope that we can continue the conversation so I can encourage you or persuade you to understand the value of these programs.
This latest action will undermine efforts to build trust and participation in the census in my hometown and elsewhere, which in turn will undermine census accuracy, but also distort the important functions that we use this information for…
once again the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate funding for the Regional Coastal Resilience Grant program.
I urge the committee to fully fund the Native American Housing Block Grant Program.
Children, particularly those under the age of 5 are at high risk for an undercount during the 2020 decennial census.
Given the evidence that housing stability is one of the strongest indicators of retaining HIV primary care and preventing the spread of HIV, why would you reduce, rather than increase, funding for this program?
But your colleagues, I am sure, you were part of an adviser to the President? Wouldn't you bring it up?
Well, frankly we are in the middle of negotiating the bill, the big omnibus bill, which we hope will be completed on Thursday, and there is still items outstanding.
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